Describing his injuries, a doctor in the room said he was hit "on the right thigh [with] two bullets" and on "the left thigh two bullets" - adding that his "left tibia was fractured".

The doctor said there was a fracture on Mr Khan's right leg and near the main artery there were some bullet fragments.

"If it was hit there, there would have been a lot of bleeding," he said.

He added: "Once I recover, I will once again come onto the streets."

Mr Khan said two shooters tried to assassinate him and they killed one person and injured 11 others.

He said three people had devised the plan to assassinate him, but gave no names and provided no evidence for his allegations.

The former prime minister gave an interview to Sky News two hours before he was shot in which he said he was hopeful there would not be violence during his march across the country.

Asked if the prospect of violence worried him, he said: "I've been on the road for six months now, what I've seen I'm confident that I will be able to direct it through elections. I will be able to direct this through elections and bring about a change. But the other possibility is, you would not want it to go the other way."